by Jim Neff | Apr 26, 2018 | Cadillac Stories, KISS
Cadillac Loves Kiss Authors: Jim Neff / Cadillac News In 1973 the Cadillac High School Vikings football team finished undefeated with a perfect 9-0 record. Spirits were soaring as the 1974 season began, but the Vikings lost the first two games of the season. We...
by CAVB Staff | Apr 26, 2018 | Cadillac Stories, Water
For those looking for long tours, the canal connecting Cadillac and Mitchell lake, makes it possible to explore more than 3700 acres of lake. If lakes are your passion, there are public access launches at a half-dozen of them, in the Cadillac area. Certainly one of...
by Steve Knaisel | Apr 26, 2018 | Cadillac Stories, Hunting and Fishing
By Steve Knaisel, PilgrimVillageFishing.com, Cadillac Some years the ice lingers through the middle of April. This winter has had so many highs and lows, it’s any ones guess as to how long it will last. Lakes Cadillac and Mitchell appear empty since the permanent...
by CAVB Staff | Apr 25, 2018 | Cadillac Stories, Winter Skiing-Downhill
Back in the day, the Cadillac area was the state’s first ski destination. That legacy is a point of pride for the area, but Cadillac’s storied past does not mean that the area is resting on its laurels. These days, Michigan’s oldest ski destination is also one of the...
by Dave Foley | Apr 25, 2018 | Cadillac Stories, Trails & Parks
You don’t have to go north to Ontario or the Upper Peninsula to enjoy a wilderness-like paddling experience on 2 awesome rivers. In less than an hour’s drive from Cadillac, you can find stretches of the Pine and Big Manistee Rivers as well as the Tippy and Hodenpyl...
by CAVB Staff | Apr 25, 2018 | Cadillac Stories, History
2 Lakes, A Canal, A Railroad & A Bit of History When George Mitchell, timber seeker, arrived on the eastern shore of Little Clam Lake (later Lake Cadillac) in 1871, two events that year led him to establish his community quickly at the site. The Great Michigan...
